Wolfenstein: The New Order easter egg is the first level of Wolfenstein 3D

Today is the day gamers can get their hands on a copy of Wolfenstein: The New Order and start shooting some 19060’s Nazis. And it hasn’t taken long for the secrets of the game to start being revealed online. The best one so far? A level from the now 22-year-old Wolfenstein 3D.

The easter egg can be found around a third of the way into the game. You’ll know when because the game places you into a safe house. Within that house there are several sleeping areas, but you’re interested in locating a mattress on the floor. In order to do that follow these steps:

Save your game (I will explain why below).

Head to the top floor of the safe house.

Locate and enter the tool room.

Once through the door you will notice a target painted on a wall to your left. Head towards it and once again look left and you will see a Wolfenstein 3D poster.

Underneath the poster you will find a mattress on the floor. Interact with it and Wolfenstein 3D will load.

This isn’t the original game, it’s the first level recreated in the Wolfenstein: The New Order game engine. It looks pretty much the same apart from the player’s weapons, hands, and the pickups, which all seem to be 3D models.

The reason I suggest saving your game before playing the easter egg is because it only seems to be accessible once. If you die while playing the secret level you can’t use the mattress again, which is a shame. Saving before hand should allow repeated access, though.

Here’s the level in action:

If you purchased the game and have played this Wolfenstein 3D level then let us know how good it is. Watching the video above you’ll notice that your health gets reset to whatever it was before accessing the easter egg. Is there any other benefit not obvious in this playthrough?